The National Seminar and Tabletop Exercise for Institutions of Higher Education was created on October 23, 2014 at Northeastern University. It guides users through emergency response planning in the event of a fictitious disease outbreak on a college campus. The exercise is designed to increase understanding of emergency planning, preparedness, and resilience best practices specific to the academic community and international students.

This situation manual was used at the National Seminar and Tabletop Exercise for Institutions of Higher Education on October 23, 2014 at Northeastern University. It guides users through emergency response planning in the event of a fictitious disease outbreak on a college campus. The exercise is designed to increase understanding of emergency planning, preparedness, and resilience best practices specific to the academic community and international students.